78 ford front axle decoding
78 ford front axle decoding
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78 ford front axle decoding
i belive the 4.09 is axle ratio and the d-6 is dana 60 i maybe wrong i belive mine says 3.54 d-44 on my front tag not saying thats yours just saying that code sounds right for your axle deciffer hope this helps
bad 78 f 250
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78 ford front axle decoding
hello thanks for the help i found out what the axle is it is a low pinon d-44 out of a76 f-250. i feal ROBBED the truck i bought is a 78 f250 ex-cab camper special . the front gvw is 4380 it should have a heavy duty high pinion d-60. DOES ANY ONE KNOW THE GVW RATING OF A LOW PINOIN D-44 .. it is still a 8 lug but i dont know about the thing holding up i bought the truck for mudding and hill climbing.. thanks
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78 ford front axle decoding
i have a 44 front in my truck i have 38.5x14.5x16.5 swampers i go mudding all the time and i beat on it real hard all the time i dont have lots of horsepower but i do have a 4 speed so i dump the clutch a lot and i have no problems you should be fine hope this helps you
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